Winston name - Meaning of Winston

Winston name - Meaning of Winston

Gender

Masculine

Lucky Number

6

Usage

English

Pronounced

WIN-stən

Winston Meaning

From a surname derived from an English place name, which was in turn derived from the Old English given name Wynnstan meaning "joy stone". A famous bearer was Winston Churchill (1874-1965), the British prime minister during World War Ii. This name was also borne by the fictional Winston Smith, the protagonist in George Orwell's 1949 novel '1984'. Winston is an Anglo-Saxon name, derived from the Old English name "Wynstan", itself derived from the words "wynn", which means "joy", and "stan", which means "stone".

Winston Celebrities
Winston Churchill - former UK Prime Minister, Winston Crite - basketball player, Winston Garland - basketball player, Winston Post - actor, Winston Young - football player,